THE MINUTES
“It’s devilishly funny until it’s not. It is thrilling and essential theater that interrogates the present by laying bare how history is written." Variety
About the Theatre
Coachella Valley Repertory is an educational, dramatic and musical theatre organization that offers thought-provoking, innovative theater of substance, and a voice to a wide range of artists and visions. CVREP provides productions and outreach programs that positively enrich, enhance and impact the quality of life for residents and visitors in the Coachella Valley.Upcoming Shows
MARK BROWN'S AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS
“... smart enough to make sophisticated adults laugh out loud and shamelessly silly enough to keep children in the audience interested and entertained." NY Times
MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET
“… wonderfully captures the spirit of these seminal figures who would go on to change the course of popular music.”– Hollywood Reporter
LES MISÉRABLES
CVREP EXECUTIVE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR ADAM KARSTEN will be at the helm of this new staging of what is one of the world’s most revered musicals.
Articles
Review: WAITING IN THE WINGS at Theatricum Botanicum
Waiting in the Wings explores the glamor and elegance of a lost era, life on the stage of 1920s music halls, the terror and loss and beauty of aging, and the incomparable treasures of female friendship. …
Review: THE LIGHT WE LEAVE BEHIND Is a Dreamlike Experience Best Left Unexplained
BroadwayWorld reviews THE LIGHT WE LEAVE BEHIND, an unconventional concert experience that's as much about the mood as the music, playing through October 25 in Downtown LA's Arts District…
Review: BAT BOY at GEM Theatre
Before the hit movie-to-musical adaptations Legally Blonde and Heathers, Laurence O’Keefe wrote Bat Boy, a cult classic camp-horror musical about a boy who is half human and half bat.…
Review: CATCH ME IF YOU CAN at Colony Theatre
CATCH ME IF YOU CAN is a vivacious and colorful show making the most of its 1960s setting to dazzle us with period fashions and backdrops.…
Review: CRONE CREED at El Portal Theatre
CRONE CREED is an ambitious take on mythology and fate, and it is one of the best shows the El Portal has offered in recent years — out of a field of many exceptional efforts.…
Review: KAIJU at Road Theatre Company
Consistently over-the-top with plenty of laughs and some technical dash for which the Road has long been known, Sawyer’s production shoots out a volley of satirical darts, few of which land with much impact.…
Review: THE OUTSIDERS at Hollywood Pantages Theatre
A musical about disenfranchised teenage boys in warring gangs in the middle of the twentieth century has an impossibly high standard to measure up against in the department of subject matter.…
Review: South Coast Repertory Presents A Revamped INTO THE WOODS
To celebrate the musical's 40th anniversary, South Coast Reportory recreates INTO THE WOODS with a decisively different approach, one that both entices and, at times, triggers an uneasy vibe (at first) that seems to have permeated out from the show's darker second half. Admittedly, something felt of…
Review: THE PETERSON SHOW at Echo Theatre Company
There are no easy answers here, but playwright Janine Nabers raises many questions. What happens when something outside your control forever taints your legacy? How to separate art from artist? How to hold someone accountable even when you love them?…
Review: COME FROM AWAY at Roger Rocka's Dinner Theater
When the US airspace shut down after the attacks of 9/11, what happened to the planes already on their way? Hit Broadway musical Come From Away, penned by Canadian composer-lyricist couple Irene Sankoff and David Hein, recounts the story.…
Past Shows
114 total · showing 11–20
JENNIFER LEIGH WARREN LIVE AT CVREP
JENNIFER LEIGH WARREN Infuses songs with power and heart. She is an award- winning, critically acclaimed actress/singer lauded for her show-stopping Broadway performances. She is today’s best of the best, and a must-see in this year’s CVRep Summer Cabaret Series. Anthony Lucca...
BLIGH VOTH & JOEL DeCANDIO: THE SONDHEIM CONCERT
A 2025 Time Out New York recommended event. BLIGH VOTH and JOEL DeCANDIO bring a beloved “introvert-extrovert” dynamic to a tour-de-force hailed as “funny and sexy” and “excitingly electric” in their acclaimed show spotlighting Broadway’s most revered composer-lyricist. Shaped...
NITA WHITAKER: SOPHISTICATED LADY-SONGS OF NATALIE COLE
Get ready to be transported to a bygone era of glamour, sophistication, and pure musical magic as NITA WHITAKER brings her show, SOPHISTICATED LADY-SONGS OF NATALIE COLE , paying tribute to the legendary songstress. Through her mesmerizing vocals and unparalleled stage presence...
JASON GRAAE: A GRAAE NIGHT FOR SINGING
The irrepressible and irresistible, award-winning actor, singer, dancer, and director JASON GRAAE returns to CVRep with his new show, It’s a Graae Night For Singing! , which he premiered to sold out audiences in LA and recently at 54 Below in NYC. For his cabaret acts, Jason has...
ERNEST SHAKELTON LOVES ME
CVREP presents the Regional Premiere of this stylish, critically acclaimed new musical comedy
GUYS AND DOLLS
GUYS AND DOLLS: Considered by many to be the perfect musical comedy.
ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS
ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS: Complicated and convoluted, but a genuine wild and crazy ride that will be remembered often with smiles and chuckles.
DEAR EVAN HANSEN
CVRep Begins its 2025-2026 Season with the Regional Premiere of DEAR EVAN HANSEN
The Beverly Hills Hotel Peace Talks
Peace in the Middle East is threatened as a Hollywood publicity photo sparks international an controversy.
Other Desert Cities
A Christmas story of a family that finds they're only as sick as their secrets.
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CLUB27 Jaxx Theatre (10/01-10/30) |
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Crone Creed El Portal Theatre (9/30-10/17) |
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The Cottage North Coast Repertory (10/28-11/22) |
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Woof Odyssey Theatre (10/03-11/08) |
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A Killer Night in Studio City Vitello's (9/06-10/31) |
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Adam Pascal Feinstein's at the Nikko (10/23-10/24) |
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CHAÏR The Elysian Theater (10/17-10/17) |
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Catch Me If You Can Colony Theatre (9/17-10/18) |
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EVITA Valverde Annex (10/17-10/25) |
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Pirates of Penzance in One Act Presented by The New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players The Plaza Theatre (4/24-4/24) |
